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ISIAH, ROBINSON MAY MEET

By MARC BERMAN

November 4, 2004 -- KNICK NOTES MINNEAPOLIS — The Knicks have emerged as "one of the front-runners" for the services of free agent small forward Eddie Robinson, according to a league source.

The source said Knick scouts and possibly Isiah Thomas will meet and work out Robinson next week. His exorbitant contract was bought out Monday. Robinson nearly was included in the Jamal Crawford package last August, but Bulls GM John Paxson pulled him out of the deal because he no longer wanted Shandon Anderson.

Isiah said over the summer he felt he could change Robinson's career path and had extensive conversations with Crawford, who recommended him. Robinson is a 6-9, athletic swingman, the type Isiah fancies.

"He's a great player," Crawford told The Post before the Knicks dropped a 99-93 decision to the Timberwolves last night. "He was our best shooter on the team last year and one of the most athletic players in the NBA. He should've played more."

The Knicks can sign Robinson to the minimum wage for players of five years service, $807,000. The Knicks also have $1.4 million left of their $4.9 million exception. The Knicks tried to use a piece of their exception in August on Keon Clark, but he never got back to them.

Agent James Bryant said he's received inquiries from 12 teams.

"We're looking for the right fit," Bryant said. "New York is an exciting opportunity."

If Isiah signs Robinson, he'd have to make a cut. He could accelerate buyout talks with Anderson or release Croatian center Bruno Sundov, who's on the injured list.

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Houston said Latrell Sprewell's "feeding-the-family" remark can give pause to fans.

"People who are in dire situations will probably not understand that comment," Houston said. "Do I understand it? I understand what he means by it. He's working hard to do his job. But again somebody making $30,000 a year may not really understand it."

Sprewell, who missed six preseason games with an ankle sprain, was booed during intros and every time he checked in. He finished with 10 points.

I see no one has anything to say about this but Timmy disappeared again. Robinson isn't any better but.....Timmy could be apart fo a trade to fix other posisitons......Ariza and Robinson at the 3 could work.

I know this is game 1 out of 82 but wtf? The Knicks should have won the game. Timmy was a non factor.

Rest assure friends, Isiah and Lenny will not tolerate that type of performance from TT. 23 minutes 3/13, 7 pts, 4 rbs, and no foul shots will easily earn him a spot on the bench. In fact Lenny did just that, Ariza 22 minutes 4/7, 8 pts, 5rbs, 3asts, and 2 stls will definitely earn him a lot more playing time over him. Wow, didn't Michael Redd do the same thing to him when he was in Milwaulke???? Somebody may want to point that out to him. He could have at least attack the basket and collect foul shots. If that cat was to only go to the foul line 6 times, he could have at least earn six free points from there.

Dude! it is time to wake up. Get smart, the game is a very easy game, specially for a cat with your skills.

Posted by Nalod:

who would want timmy with that contract.

Time for Isiah to get out his calculater and slide rule.

Posted by diderotn:

Rest assure friends, Isiah and Lenny will not tolerate that type of performance from TT. 23 minutes 3/13, 7 pts, 4 rbs, and no foul shots will easily earn him a spot on the bench. In fact Lenny did just that, Ariza 22 minutes 4/7, 8 pts, 5rbs, 3asts, and 2 stls will definitely earn him a lot more playing time over him. Wow, didn't Michael Redd do the same thing to him when he was in Milwaulke???? Somebody may want to point that out to him. He could have at least attack the basket and collect foul shots. If that cat was to only go to the foul line 6 times, he could have at least earn six free points from there.

Dude! it is time to wake up. Get smart, the game is a very easy game, specially for a cat with your skills.

Posted by Nalod:

who would want timmy with that contract.

Time for Isiah to get out his calculater and slide rule.

redd did that to ray allen

tough for me to find a place where he would fit in on this team unless a move is in the making.

He better not take PT away from Ariza.

anyone is a better option than Anderson. ERod just needs a change of scenery. There were too much heat in Chicago after the era of Jordan and Pippen. I don't care how talented one was, they would have never succeeded in Chicago. It will take them about 6 more years, before they can become a competitive team again.

Posted by Bizzy211:

Would you consider him a better option off the bench than Shandon?

i don't know, but i think Brad Miller may be a guy we should keep an eye on...who knows how that SAC franchise is going to go forward if they have a disappointing season this year...i have a feeling they are on the cusp of a rebuilding phase over there...i'd LOVE to get Brad Miller on this team...he'd be the perfect fit.

Nothing's gonna happen unless we can do something about Shandon. Zeke wouldn't sign him just to put him on the IL.

Posted by Bonn1997:

Moochie would probably go on the IR if we got E-Rob

If you have not noticed, Mooch and Penny are the backups. No mooch, you only have Penny. Can't have penny in some match ups, he don't move.

I agree, moochie will be the one to go on the IR. Erob can backup Jamal at SG and Ariza can backup T.T at SF.